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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 4h

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is sitting at his hobby desk with paint jars, paper, unpainted miniatures and other painting paraphernalia set around himself.
Blue: I'm going to paint some miniatures.
Green, unseen in the background: Okay!

Picking up a miniature, Blue goes deep into focus, gently brushing the figurine with a paint brush, making a soft, quiet little "shup" sound every time.

Looking up from his work, Blue turns to listen as Green interrupts his work to say something.
Green: I like the little sound that your brush makes when you paint.

Blue lowers the miniature, looking at it with a frown.
Blue: Well now I'm too self-conscious about that to finish this.
Green: Aw.

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 14h

For anyone who can, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Rob's wife and their young daughter. Sending tons and tons of love and deepest condolences to Rob's family and friends.

www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 1d

This was exciting to wake up to this morning. Thank you to everyone who voted and to the 3 other fantastic folk who put in for the GAMA Board position.

Looking forward to stepping into the big shoes left by Monica Hagy and working even more with GAMA, the Tabletop Game Association.

Ross Thompson Wins GAMA Special Election

To Fill Vacant Media and Events Director Seat

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs

A display of Coyote & Crow, the roleplaying game, Wolves, the cooperative board game, Naasii, the Coyote & Crow Dice Game, and a set of custom dice for the RPG. All created by Cherokee Nation citizen, Kenna Alexander.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 1d

That denying bonuses on charges banner made me almost flip the table. You should def add it in your army hah

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 2d

Fantasy is always my favorite warhammer. It was so much fun getting my Orcs & Goblins back on the table

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 2d

Nice!! Looking good. I played 1600pts against Dwarves last week

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 2d

Very sad to hear about @robowieland.bsky.social this afternoon. He has been such a huge contributor to the tabletop space.

Ever since I first met him when we both wrote for Geek & Sundry, he has always been giving of his time and supporting tabletop.

This loss will be felt across the industry.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 4d

Love San Diego.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 6d

Just finished a fantastic podcast episode with Jen Graham-Macht and Danni Loe talking about tabletop game jobs on their show Unboxed. Thank you so much for having me on!

Check out their episodes to hear about marketing in the tabletop game industry.

unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 7d

a bald man is sitting in a chair and pointing at the camera

ALT: a bald man is sitting in a chair and pointing at the camera

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Ivan Van Norman @lordvonbarron.bsky.social · 7d

Many years ago I did a show called Sagas of Sundry.

It was immersive horror, great storytelling, and reality show style skill challenges.

Now I want to bring it back, but call it Tales of Dread.

But I need your help. So I'm taking this project to Kickstarter.

Learn more at www.talesofdread.com

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 7d

another great thread from @425suzanne.bsky.social about content creation and crowdfunding from a publisher perspective

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 7d

For what my opinion is worth - MOST content creators cannot bring in a meaningful volume of backers so I'm shifting away from viewing them as buzz build. Where I'm seeing value in content is in playthroughs. Have them ready when you launch. If they air earlier, have lead capture ready.

Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 9d

Advice request:

Is it better to have review coverage in advance of a crowd funding campaign, to build buzz, or better to have that review coverage happen during the campaign so people can back it right away when they see it? 🎲✂️

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 7d

Essen SPIEL is coming up! Looking forward to another exciting year at the worlds biggest tabletop game convention & festival.

I'll be there for Atomic Mass Games/Asmodee and we will have demos at our booth in Hall 1 for our Star Wars and Marvel miniatures games.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 9d

Frank & Son is such a cool event. Glad you went to check it out!

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 10d

Saturday at LVO is starting strong! The AMG Tournaments are in full swing and the TOs are rocking it.

Great to see so many cool painted armies and displays. The live streams for Legion, Shatterpoint and Marvel: Crisis Protocol are fantastic to see.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 12d

The amount of weird things in the desert on the way out to Vegas is always cool. See you soon LVO!

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 14d

Love those greens!

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 14d

Just submitted my application for the open GAMA Board seat.

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Tabletop Arts Fund @tabletopartsfund.org · 14d

Previous winners have received more than 100 nominations and three dozen awards at festivals on four continents. Now it's your turn! The Tabletop Arts Fund is proud to announce our 2026 Actual Play Grants.

📅 Submissions close October 31, 2025.
👉 Apply now: apply.tabletoparts.fund/ActualPlay2026

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Oh wow! Those are some cool mugs. What is the long green one?

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Las Vegas Open this weekend! Going to be a fun time playing minis games and hanging out with friends. Looking forward to checking out the event in the new location.

Packing the armies and making sure everything is good to go.

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 15d

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 15d

Asmodee is hiring for tabletop game jobs!

If you are looking for a new career in tabletop games, Asmodee USA has a big handful of positions looking for the right person.

Asmodee is hiring for work in TCGs, board games and more. Based in Minnesota and compensation salary range is listed. 🧵🎲

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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 16d

Ooooh, I love the smell of printed matter in the morning. Smells like victory! #wyrdscience

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